Well, this has been a fun week.
Our favorite team has rattled off a six game winning streak, and they've done it with seeming ease. Oh, and base hits -- lots and lots of base hits.
This evening, the Twins will send Martin Perez to the mound. Maybe it's the lesser quality opposition (yeah... that's probably it), but Martin's been looking a bit better lately. They don't need him to start in the playoffs, but it'd be nice if he could capably fill his spot in the rotation until we get there.
There Tigers will counter with Matthew Boyd. There was a lot of trade speculation surrounding Boyd, but the Tigers appeared to want a ton in return. Looking at what Boyd has to offer.....I don't really see it. He's been fine, and he's got a couple of cheap years left, buy to put it in perspective, his FIP and fWAR are roughly the same as...Kyle Gibson, circa 2019. Who's giving up the farm for a couple of cheap Kyle Gibson years?
In short, Boyd's got nothing, and his numbers aren't going to get any better today. Twins are going to win this one in a walk. Cron and Cruz are going yard, and we're going to have a good game.
Go Twins!
Didn't take long for a bomba tonight!
What was the exit velocity on the Kep bomba? What a laser shot.
103.3.
Well, that's annoying.
Say down to check the score. Skiiiiiiiiiip
At least Rays ahead of Indians, 3-2.
makes long gone
Sterling go away.
Bad joak.
Winner. Thank you.
Crontastic!
Now just need one from Cruz. Ideally a grand slam to take the lead.
Tigers need to use Blue and Green crystals to create a force field to hold the Stashak at bay.
"Ugh, 4 homers and can't even gain ground. Stupid."
--alternate dimension Yankees fan Beau
So, break the record today, tomorrow, or Monday?
Well, technically it could be all three
Cruz 267 all time record.
Tie.
Well crap, maybe I shouldn't have skipped
Although in my defense, Perez should not be a part of this rotation anymore.
Freshman play by the catcher, there.
Holy crap the bases are loaded.
Horseshit
Couldn't have painted the inside strike any better if he'd had blue tape
Record Bomba!
THERE it is
Dick really blew that call.
Six homer game too of course. They were due for another.
Six homers, and a loss. That’s different.
Twins shooting for ALL the HR records this year. Unfortunately White Sox and Tigers have done it with seven
Nice that they broke the record in August. I hope that every HR from here on out gets the call "And the Twins have just set a new all-time team HR record!"
Brian gets 32 points. He's now at 32 points
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That's what I get for gambling on a direct bomba call earlier in the contest.
https://twitter.com/aarongleeman/status/1167983526609686529?s=21
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Not sure that he was joking back.
Twins hit 59 homers in August, the most of any month this year.
At least the Perez had a clunker on a day that Cleveland lost.
This time, anyway
Twins drop to 14-10 when Perez starts. Pretty good for a fifth starter.
They are on pace to win nearly 100 games. 14-10 when Perez starts isn't done amazing stat. He's mediocre.